Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Mission: Launch Prep | European Space Agency
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, JUICE, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons—Ganymede, Callisto and Europa—with a suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. The mission will characterize these moons as both planetary objects and possible habitats, explore Jupiter’s complex environment in depth, and study the wider Jupiter system as an archetype for gas giants across the Universe.
The launch is scheduled for no earlier than April 13, 2023.
Follow the JUICE Mission: www.esa.int/juice
Launch location: Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, South America
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5 rocket
NASA's Europa Clipper Mission will complement the European Space Agency's JUICE Mission. JUICE will fly-by Europa twice and Callisto multiple times before moving into orbit around Ganymede.
Image Credits: European Space Agency/M. Pédoussaut/CNES/Arianespace
Image Dates: March 24-April 6, 2023
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